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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close September 16 – October 16, 2025 10204 stories · Vol. 25 · Catalogue 42 · Issue 289 Get it by email ↓
The month's top story

The Shutdown Enters Its Third Week

Senate Democrats are poised for the 10th time to reject a stopgap spending bill that would reopen the government

ABC · 5 sources

Also covering this CBSSenate fails to advance GOP funding bill for 9th time on Day 15 of shutdown FOXTrump instructs Pentagon to ensure troops are paid despite government shutdown WSJOpinion | Government Shutdown? No, an Efficiency Audit
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What dominated October

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    Second Victim of Dallas ICE Shooting Dies

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    Trump says he plans to send troops to Portland, Oregon

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    Share Your Videos of ICE Interactions

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 234 stories

  1. Joan Kennedy, Who Married Into a Dynasty, Dies at 89

    NYT · 5 outlets

    The State Department’s X account listed six examples of people who it said had made comments about the assassination of Mr. Kirk, a right-wing activist, and said it was withdrawing their visas.

  2. 10/6: CBS Evening News Plus

    NYT · 5 outlets

  3. Opinion | Can Cuomo Beat Mamdani?

    CBS · 5 outlets

  4. Dallin H. Oaks Addresses Latter-day Saints General Conference

    NYT · 5 outlets

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  1. Over 73,000 come to remember Charlie Kirk

    FOX · 3 outlets

  2. Trump’s Favored Prosecutor Is Moving at Full Steam

    CBS · 4 outlets

  3. Second Victim of Dallas ICE Shooting Dies

    CBS · 5 outlets

  4. Opinion | Trump’s Big Beautiful Gaza Peace Plan

    CBS · 4 outlets

  5. Opinion | The FCC, Disney and Jimmy Kimmel

    FOX · 4 outlets

  6. Trump says he plans to send troops to Portland, Oregon

    NYT · 5 outlets

  7. Trump starts week in Middle East, overseeing historic peace agreement

    CBS · 3 outlets

  8. Share Your Videos of ICE Interactions

    NYT · 5 outlets

Business 448 stories

  1. Wells Fargo Third-Quarter Profit Rises

    MKTW · 3 outlets

    Politically polarized ‘gridlock’ in Washington impacts corporate investment and stock prices.

  2. Stock Market Today: Stocks Fall; Trump Signs TikTok Order

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  3. Why Biotech’s Rally Can Last This Time

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  4. Ottobock Shares Climb in First Day of Trading

    WSJ · 3 outlets

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  1. Wall Street's momentum into next week gets spoiled by tariff concerns, with earnings looming

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  2. Options Traders Bet on Weaker Sterling Ahead of U.K. Budget

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  3. Stocks Slip Ahead of Fed’s Rate Decision

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  4. Navan sets price range for IPO, expects market cap of up to $6.5 billion

    CNBC · 1 outlets

  5. Berkshire Hathaway Near $10 Billion Deal for Occidental’s Petrochemical Unit

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  6. My sister is 65. She has $80,000 in bonds and savings, and $2,600 a month in Social Security. Can she retire?

    MKTW · 1 outlets

  7. Nvidia Has a Problem: Too Much Money

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  8. Social Security COLA for 2026: Agency confirms when to expect announcement

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  9. Opinion | Bring On Congress’s Traders

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  10. Health Care Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 1 outlets

Sports 435 stories

  1. Team Europe Retains Ryder Cup, Reasserts Dominance Over Americans

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  2. 📈 CFB Power Rankings: Indiana climbs into top 3

    CBS · 3 outlets

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  1. How the Aces defeated the Mercury in Game 4

    CBS · 2 outlets

  2. Transfer rumors, news: Both Madrid clubs linked with Mainoo

    ESPN · 1 outlets

  3. Former Arsenal academy player Billy Vigar dies at 21 after suffering 'significant brain injury'

    PFT · 4 outlets

  4. Colts to sign K Michael Badgley

    FOX · 4 outlets

  5. Source: Vikings RB Jones (hamstring) hits IR

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  6. Kershaw soaks in curtain call in possible L.A. finale

    FOX · 3 outlets

Technology 249 stories

  1. New iOS 26.0.1 release might be coming for iPhone

    9to5 · 2 outlets

    iOS 26.1 is coming soon, and possibly iOS 26.0.2 before that. But an anonymous X account with a proven track record of leaking Apple software updates indicates there might be a new version of the alr…

  2. Apple TV+ rebranded as just ‘Apple TV’

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  3. Quordle hints and answers for Friday, October 10 (game #1355)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

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  1. Since the Ninja Prestige DualBrew coffee maker came into my life, I'm finally becoming a morning person

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  2. Walmart gives ChatGPT checkout power

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  3. With the iPhone 17, I think Apple has hit peak iPhone

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  4. AirPods Pro 3 earn spot on TIME’s Best Inventions of 2025 list

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  5. Amazon AU's October Prime sale ends Monday, but I'd jump on these 7 bestsellers quick – they might not last

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  6. What can I plug into my iPhone 17 USB-C port?

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  7. The best earbuds for every budget, all TechRadar tested and recommended

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  8. 8-core AMD Ryzen Mini PC can power four 8K monitors, has two SSD slots, two Ethernet ports, and even a tiny LCD display - but will you trust a brand you've never heard of?

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  9. Apple Vision Pro app coming to iPad

    9to5 · 3 outlets

Entertainment 361 stories

  1. The 2020s Pop Girl Album Showdown

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. Diane Keaton’s Cause of Death at Age 79 Revealed

    USMag · 2 outlets

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  1. Jon Stewart Addresses ABC Pulling Jimmy Kimmel Off Air

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. Why ‘The View’ Stayed Silent About Jimmy Kimmel Controversy

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  3. Lana Del Rey and Jeremy Dufrene Pack on the PDA at Paris Fashion Week

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  4. Taylor Swift Attends Selena Gomez’s Wedding to Benny Blanco

    USMag · 3 outlets

  5. Bette Midler Gushes About 'Magical' First Wives Club Costar Diane Keaton

    USMag · 1 outlets

  6. Argentinian Singer Fede Dorcaz Dead at 29 After Alleged Attempted Robbery

    USMag · 1 outlets

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